Collection Description

World Council of Churches Collection

This is a collection of documents published by the World Council of Churches (WCC). The documents are selected according to thematic criteria, therefore only the documents that are related to the thematic areas in the classification tree appear in this collection. The complete database of World Council of Churches documents can be found here.

"The WCC brings together about 350 churches, denominations and church fellowships in more than 110 countries and territories throughout the world, representing over 560 million Christians. As members of this fellowship, WCC member churches:

are called to the goal of visible unity in one faith and one eucharistic fellowship;

promote their common witness in work for mission and evangelism;

engage in Christian service by serving human need, breaking down barriers between people, seeking justice and peace, and upholding the integrity of creation;

foster renewal in unity, worship, mission and service.

The World Council of Churches is a fellowship of churches which confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the scriptures, and therefore seek to fulfil together their common calling to the glory of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It is a community of churches on the way to visible unity in one faith and one eucharistic fellowship, expressed in worship and in common life in Christ. It seeks to advance towards this unity, as Jesus prayed for his followers, 'so that the world may believe.' (John 17:21)"

DE1 History of the Ecumenical Movement DE 11 Faith and Order Movement (until 1948) DE 111 General (incl. Faith & Order papers 1st series) DE 112 Lausanne 1927 DE 113 Edinburgh 1937 DE 114 Lund 1952 DE 12 Life and Work Movement (until 1948) DE 121 General DE 122 Stockholm 1925 DE 123 Oxford 1937 DE 13 International Missionary Council (until 1961) DE 131 General DE 132 Jerusalem 1928 DE 133 Tambaram/ Madras 1938 DE 134 Whitby 1947 DE 135 Willingen 1952 DE 136 Ghana 1957-1958 DE 14 World Council of Christian Education (until 1967) DE 141 General DE 142 Toronto 1950 DE 143 Frankfurt 1954 DE 144 Tokyo 1958 DE 145 Belfast 1962 DE 146 Nairobi 1967 DE 15 History of the WCC DE 151 General DE 152 Foundational texts DE 16 Other

DE2 WCC Assemblies DE 21 Assemblies in the 20th century DE 211 Amsterdam 1948 DE 212 Evanston 1954 DE 213 New Delhi 1961 DE 214 Uppsala 1968 DE 215 Nairobi 1975 DE 216 Vancouver 1983 DE 217 Canberra 1991 DE 218 Harare 1998 DE 22 Assemblies in the 21st century DE 221 Porto Alegre 2006 DE 222 Busan 2013

DE3 World Conferences DE 31 World Conferences on Faith and Order DE 32 World Conferences on Church and Society DE 33 World Conferences on World Mission and Evangelism DE 34 Other World Conferences

DE4 WCC Commissions DE 41 Commission on Faith and Order (incl. Faith & Order Papers, 2nd series) DE 411 Major Themes DE 4111 Unity: The Church and Its Mission DE 4112 Worship and Baptism DE 4113 Apostolic Faith DE 4114 Interpretation DE 4115 Theological Anthropology DE 4116 Church and World DE 412 United and uniting churches DE 413 Forums on bilateral dialogues DE 414 Other study processes DE 415 Other documents from conferences and meetings DE 416 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity DE 417 Essays DE 42 Commission of the Churches on International Affairs DE 43 Commission on World Mission and Evangelism DE 44 Other Commissions

DE5 WCC Programmatic Themes DE 51 Ecumenical Movement DE 511 General DE 512 Perspectives on the ecumenical movement DE 5121 Towards a common understanding and vision of the WCC DE 5122 Reconfiguration of the ecumenical movement DE 5123 Ecumenical movement in the 21st century DE 513 Women in Church and Society DE 514 Youth in the Ecumenical Movement DE 515 Just and Inclusive Communities DE 516 Communication DE 52 Unity, Mission, Evangelism and Spirituality DE 323 Spirituality and Worship DE 324 Mission and Unity DE 53 Public Witness DE 531 Overcoming Violence DE 532 Just Peace DE 533 International Advocacy DE 534 Human Rights DE 535 Racism DE 536 Middle East peace DE 537 Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) DE 54 Justice, Diakonia and Responsibility for Creation DE 541 Ecumenical Solidarity DE 542 Migration and Social Justice DE 543 Economic Ethics DE 544 Sustainable Society DE 545 Science, Technology, Ethics DE 546 Climate Justice DE 547 Health and Healing DE 548 Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiative in Africa (EHAIA) DE 55 Diakonia and world service DE 56 Education and Ecumenical Formation DE 561 Ecumenical Theological Education (ETE) DE 562 Ecumenical Lay Formation DE 563 Ecumenical Institute of Bossey DE 57 Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation DE 571 Interreligious Trust and Respect DE 572 Christian Identity in Pluralistic Societies DE 58 Joint Commissions and Working Groups DE 581 Joint Working Group between the WCC and the Roman Catholic Church (JWG) DE 582 Joint Consultative Group between the WCC and Pentecostals (JCG) DE 583 Joint Consultative Group between the WCC and Christian World Communions DE 58 Cooperation with non-member churches DE 581 Cooperation with the Roman Catholic Church DE 59 Other

The Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) of the World Council of Churches (WCC) is inviting you to a webinar on RACISM, XENOPHOBIA AND DISCRIMINATION IN THE CARIBBEAN.Rev. Kelli ...

The Joint Working Group (JWG) between the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) and the World Council of Churches (WCC) met in Lyon, France for its annual plenary session from 2-5 September 2019. The meeting wa...

It was with great joy that I received the news that you have been nominated by His Holiness Pope Francis to become a Cardinal. We lift our hearts in joy and thanksgiving on this day that the Lord has ...

As one who has personally benefited from the hospitality and ecumenical spirituality of the Bose community, I am delighted to offer my greetings at the onset of your conference. The monastery remains...